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World English Bible

Psalm 144 (WEBP)

[1] Blessed be Yahweh, my rock, who trains my hands to war, and my fingers to battle—
[2] my loving kindness, my fortress, my high tower, my deliverer, my shield, and he in whom I take refuge, who subdues my people under me.
[3] Yahweh, what is man, that you care for him? Or the son of man, that you think of him?
[4] Man is like a breath. His days are like a shadow that passes away.
[5] Part your heavens, Yahweh, and come down. Touch the mountains, and they will smoke.
[6] Throw out lightning, and scatter them. Send out your arrows, and rout them.
[7] Stretch out your hand from above, rescue me, and deliver me out of great waters, out of the hands of foreigners,
[8] whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
[9] I will sing a new song to you, God. On a ten-stringed lyre, I will sing praises to you.
[10] You are he who gives salvation to kings, who rescues David, his servant, from the deadly sword.
[11] Rescue me, and deliver me out of the hands of foreigners, whose mouths speak deceit, whose right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
[12] Then our sons will be like well-nurtured plants, our daughters like pillars carved to adorn a palace.
[13] Our barns are full, filled with all kinds of provision. Our sheep produce thousands and ten thousands in our fields.
[14] Our oxen will pull heavy loads. There is no breaking in, and no going away, and no outcry in our streets.
[15] Happy are the people who are in such a situation. Happy are the people whose God is Yahweh.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

Psalm 144 (KJVS)

[1] «[A Psalm] of David .» Blessed () [be] the LORD my strength , which teacheth () my hands to war , [and] my fingers to fight :
[2] My goodness , and my fortress ; my high tower , and my deliverer (); my shield , and [he] in whom I trust (); who subdueth () my people under me.
[3] LORD , what [is] man , that thou takest knowledge () of him! [or] the son of man , that thou makest account () of him!
[4] Man is like () to vanity : his days [are] as a shadow that passeth away ().
[5] Bow () thy heavens , O LORD , and come down (): touch () the mountains , and they shall smoke ().
[6] Cast forth () lightning , and scatter () them: shoot out () thine arrows , and destroy () them.
[7] Send () thine hand from above ; rid () me, and deliver () me out of great waters , from the hand of strange children ;
[8] Whose mouth speaketh () vanity , and their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood .
[9] I will sing () a new song unto thee, O God : upon a psaltery [and] an instrument of ten strings will I sing praises () unto thee.
[10] [It is he] that giveth () salvation unto kings : who delivereth () David his servant from the hurtful sword .
[11] Rid () me, and deliver () me from the hand of strange children , whose mouth speaketh () vanity , and their right hand [is] a right hand of falsehood :
[12] That our sons [may be] as plants grown up () in their youth ; [that] our daughters [may be] as corner stones , polished () [after] the similitude of a palace :
[13] [That] our garners [may be] full , affording () all manner of store : [that] our sheep may bring forth thousands () and ten thousands () in our streets :
[14] [That] our oxen [may be] strong to labour (); [that there be] no breaking in , nor going out (); that [there be] no complaining in our streets .
[15] Happy [is that] people , that is in such a case : [yea], happy [is that] people , whose God [is] the LORD .

Young’s Literal Translation

Psalm 144 (YLT)

[1] Blessed is Jehovah my rock, who is teaching My hands for war, my fingers for battle.
[2] My kind one, and my bulwark, My tower, and my deliverer, My shield, and in whom I have trusted, Who is subduing my people under me!
[3] Jehovah, what is man that Thou knowest him? Son of man, that Thou esteemest him?
[4] Man to vanity hath been like, His days are as a shadow passing by.
[5] Jehovah, incline Thy heavens and come down, ‘Strike against mountains, and they smoke.
[6] Send forth lightning, and scatter them, Send forth Thine arrows, and trouble them,
[7] Send forth Thy hand from on high, Free me, and deliver me from many waters, From the hand of sons of a stranger,
[8] Because their mouth hath spoken vanity, And their right hand is a right hand of falsehood.
[9] O God, a new song I sing to Thee, On a psaltery of ten strings I sing praise to Thee.
[10] Who is giving deliverance to kings, Who is freeing David His servant from the sword of evil.
[11] Free me, and deliver me From the hand of sons of a stranger, Because their mouth hath spoken vanity, And their right hand is a right hand of falsehood,
[12] Because our sons are as plants, Becoming great in their youth, Our daughters as hewn stones, Polished-the likeness of a palace,
[13] Our garners are full, bringing out from kind to kind, Our flocks are bringing forth thousands, Ten thousands in our out-places,
[14] Our oxen are carrying, there is no breach, And there is no outgoing, And there is no crying in our broad places.
[15] O the happiness of the people that is thus, O the happiness of the people whose God is Jehovah!